Telephone-receiver holder.



No. 720,880- PATENT BD PEBJ'Z, 1903.

" I A. J-BRIG'GS.

TELEPHONE RECEIVER HOLDER. I

APPLIGATIOE FILED DEG. 10, 1901.

H0 MODEL.

UNITED {STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J. BRIGGS, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

TELEPHONE-RECEIVER HOLDER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,880, dated. February 17, 1903.

Application filed December 10, 1901. Serial No. 85,385. (No model.)

T0 at whom it mag/concern: V

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. BRIGGS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in- Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone-holder that will have a number of separate and distinct adjustments that will permit the telephone-receiver.

to be adjusted to any desired height or angle to suit the convenience-of the operator.

The present invention further contemplates to provide a holder for telephone-receivers that will be extremely simple'in its construction, strong, durable, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a front View of a telephone provided with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the clamping ring in which the telephone-receiver is secured. Fig. at is a perspective view illustrating the joint between the upright arm and the connection with the clampingring of the receiver. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the yoke secured tothe end of the horizontal arm attached to the telephone-transmitter. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the bracket which may housed to secure the device-to the wall orany other suitable support in lieu of the yoke as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the upright arm. vFig. 8 is a similar view of the securing-nut used in the modified form of construction.

' In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 represents the telephone-transmitter, and 2 the clamping-yoke,"secured'to the end of 'the horizontal arm 3, said yoke being secured to the transmitter 1. At" the end of the horizontal arm 3 is pivotally connected at 4. the vertical arm 5, which vertical arm is formed in three sections 5, 6, and 7. A hinge-joint 8 connects the sections 5 and 6, and a setscrew 9 serves to rigidly secure said sections together'when desired. The sections 6 and 7 are connected by means of a swiveled joint 10. The upper end of the section 7 is bifurcated, as shown at. lljto which is pivotally connected a horizontal arm 3.

The reference -numeral 12 represents a bracketfhaving openings let formed therein to receive fastening means to secure the brackets to the wall, fixture, or standard, said bracket carrying an outwardly-extending portionfl5','to the end of which is secured the screw-threaded shaft 16 to receive the lower end of the arm 5, the said arm being secured thereon and held in position by means of the securing-nut 17.

In operation the arm 8, carrying the receiver, is moved upwardly about the pivotal connection 11, the receiver-hook also moving upwardly and when at its highest point of movement permits the arm 23, carrying the receiver, to easily pass. The arm is then swung outwardly upon the swivel connection 10. and may be brought to any desired posi tion by breaking the horizontal arm at the hinge-joint 8. i

It will be seen that bythe above-constructed holder the same will allow the receiver to be easily removed from the hook and then adjusted to any desired position, permitting the operator to arrange the receiver in close proximity to the ear and allowing the operator the use of both hands while transmitting and receiving messages over the telephone.

The many advantages obtained by the use of my improved device will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying draw- 'ings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a holder for telephone-receivers, the

combination of a vertical arm formed in sections with a swivel connection between two of said sections and means for scuring the vertical arm, a horizontal arm pivotally secured to the upper of the said sections carrying a clamp adapted to secure the receiver, and a hinge connection between two of the sections'with means for securing the hinge connection in any desired position, substantially as described.

2. In a holder for telephone-receivers, the combination of a vertical arm and a horizontal arm pivotally connected thereto with means carried by the horizontal arm for securing the same to the transmitter, said vernection in an adjusted position, an upper section having a swiveled connection with the intermediate section, and a horizontal arm movably supported by the said upper section and having means for receiving the receiver, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR J. BRIGGS.

Witnesses:

J OHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER. 

